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UNKNOWN PERSON

Louise, Dowager Duchess of Glücksburg (Princess of Hesse) (1789-1867), and Princess Louise of Glücksburg (1820-1894)

1862

Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2908090

Photograph of Louise, Dowager Duchess of Glücksburg, seated and looking to front. She holds a book on her lap. On her right, standing is Princess Luise looking down, her left arm resting on the back of her mother's chair.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1789-1867)
    Luise, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1820-94)

  • 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • Louise, Dowager Duchess of Glücksburg (Princess of Hesse) and Princess Louise of Glücksburg, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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